Men's Golf

May 02, 2012

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker men's golf team has been
selected as the Heritage Community Bank Student-Athletes of the
Month for April 2012.

Coker put together a spectacular final round of play to capture
the 2012 Conference Carolinas Men’s Golf Championship. Down
18 strokes entering the final round, the Cobras fired a team score
of 285 (-3) to storm their way into first place and defeat Barton
by one stroke.

Leading the way for the Cobras was Christopher Fuga with a
fourth place finish overall. Fuga shot 71 (-1) in the final round.
Also carding a 71 in the final round was Josh Clay. He placed fifth
overall. Jake Murphy finished in a tie for 16th after carding a
one-over-par 73 in the final round, while Diego Polo also finished
in 16th; he shot a team low 70 (-2) in the last round. Jared Crane
rounded out the field for Coker with a 78 (+6) in the third round.
He placed 33rd overall.

With their win at the Conference Carolinas Championship, the
Cobras advance to the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Tournament May
7-9 in Conover, N.C.